Self-loading recoil-gun.



H. LE'HMANN.

SELF LOADING REGOIL GUN. T grrmoumu FILED DBO. 14,1907.

Patented Sept. 14.1909,

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H; LEHMANN.

SELF LOADING RBGOIL GUN. APPLICATION FILED BBQ-14, 1907.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

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LEHMANN. SELF LOADING REGOIL GUN. APPLICATION FILED DEO.14, 1901.

Patented Sept. 14, 1.909.

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H. LEHMANNQ SELF LOADING REGOIL GQN.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 14,1907. 934,325, Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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H. LEHMANN. SELF LOADING REGOIL GUN? APPLIOATION FILED DEO MQIQO'I.

' Patented Sept. 14. 19

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I H. LEHMANN. SELF LOADING REGQIL GUN- v APPLICATION TILED DEC. 14, 1907.-

- Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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1H. LE'HMANN, I SELF LOADING RECOILVGUN."

v Q APPLICATION TILED DEO.14,1907. I

934 325 Patented Sept. 14. 1909. 11 SHEETS-SHEET '7.

H; LEHMANN. saw LOADING EEGOIL GUN. APPLICATION IILBD D130. 14, 1907.

1 Patented Sept. 14. 1909 11 SHEETS-SHEET 8 v H. LEHMANN.. S BLF LOADING REGGIL GUN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1907. I Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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H. LEHMANNL SELF LOADING BEGOIL GUN. APPLIGATIOKFILED DEG. 14, 1907.

' Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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n: l linl 3. LEHMANN.) SELF LOADING REGOIL GUN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1907.

Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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troduced into the To all it may concern:

'many, have invented certain new 1, looking -5-.-5, Fig. 2, p is ase'ction on line the right ,Fig, 2, looking from the nnamnmt LEHHANN, or MAGDEIBURG-SUDENBUBG, on

-' Y, ASSZGWOB T FRIED.

sELr-Loimme amen-suit.

die it known' that I, HEnMAiiNLEnMANN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,'and a resident of Magdeburg-Sudenbur Geran useful Improvements in Self-Loading Recoil-Guns, of which the following is a specification.

he present invention relatesto self-load recoil-guns ofthe type in which the cart'rid e is first conveyed behind the gunbarrel by a carrier and is subsequentlyzinglm-barrel by a pusher. In the accompanying drawings,'Fi re 1 is a side view of'one embodiment of t e invention; 2 is a section on line 22, Fig. rom the left; Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 1, looking from-the left; Fig. 4 is a section on line 4.4, Fig. 3, lo0king from above; Fig. 5 'is a section on line looking fromtlie right; Fig. 6 6-6, Fig. 5, looking from Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7, right; Fi 8 is a 'sectlon on line 8-8, Fig. 3, looking r .Fig. 5, the position of the partsbeing in difierent ositions' Fi .23 shows dia- P s g Fig.':11 on an enlarged view corresponding to Fig. 12, the positionsof the parts being changed Fig. 14 is a sec ,tion on line l414, Fig. 3, on an enlarged changed; Fig. 10 is a section corresponding" toF1g. 8,

the positions of the parts being changed; F and some other parts, partly in section on line 11l1, Fig. 1; Fig. 12 ,showsa part of scale; Fig. 13 isa scale and looking from the left; Fig. 15 isa section on line 15'15, Fig. 14, looking from above; Fig. 16 is a section on line 16-46, Figi lfl, looking from the'right; Figs. 17 to 22 are'flviews corres onding to Fig. 2, and showingm part of the loading mechanism Specification of Letters latoat. a lication filed December 14,

om the r1ght;'"F1g. 9 is a section corresponding to ig.'11 1s a rear'view of the breech 1907. Serial 1T0. 406,527.

I responding rear View, partly in section; Fig. 38 is a view corresponding to 37, the positions-of the parts being chang Fig. 39 IS a side View of a detailon an en and Fig. 40 is the top view corresponding, to F ig; 39. F' 41 is a detaii elevation of the chain cartridge pushing device shown in Figs. 34, 35, and 36. Reference will first be had to the embodiment shown in Figs. eral remarks as to the of operation of the construction and mode gun will first'be made easily understood.

The gun-barrel is zontal wedge-closure having and a device for automatically 0 ening and closing the closure is also provided. 'The last-named device may be of any suitable type and is not shown in the or er which forms the subject matter-of the in vention, consists mainly of the followin parts: The feed hopper, the supporting device, the carrier, the pusher and the device for moving the pusher, the latter device being under the influence of'a loading s ring. With the device for automaticloading is connected a trigger locking device which I prevents the percussion-lock being operated when the last cartrid e has been taken from, the feed hopper am into the gun-barrel.

fired the gun-barrel recoils, thereby impartenters into engagement with. the'loading spring and hol s it iu'the compressed 031- tion. \Vhen the barrel'ha's returned to ring time the supporting 'lngposition under device reaches its lock:

above; Figs, 25 to33 ,view' of Fig. 34; Fig.

The empty shell of the spentcartri for the loading s then expands an imparts movement to the pusher which, at the beginning of ment, swings the carrier from the 'receiving position to the loading-position. Duri its swinging movement the ca'rri' holds the porting device in the leckin position. ien V the carrier has reachiiili arged scale,

provided with" a horioperatinglezver ejected and withdraws the locking device; ring. Thefloading spring 100 its move; cartridge racemes se s. is. tons.

l to 33, and some geninorder that the invention maybe more 1 to avoid making the drawings too complex. The device for automatic loading,-

ing tension to the loading. spring. 'At the end of the recoil movementa locking device position the closure opens and at' the same v the action ofaf'sg' ring 'for spbii dsto the len other side of which corres onds to the diam- .eter qfthe rim of the she I of the cartridge. As the projectile is of smallerdiameter than the of the shell the front part of the hopper is rovided with guiderail s f 7" (Figs. 3 an 4) on which the pIoJect-fles can slide. In this manner revision is made for having the cartridges ocated exactly above one another in the hopper. The hopper-1s provided with areceiving tray f which extends over the breech of the gun-barrel. and

over 'the rigl1t hand compartment of'the v h o v introdi iction of-the cartrid inactive position (Fig. 20).-

' per is increased'by the levers can swing into the hopper block fi s. z, 3 and 17 housing 19 pla per.

and in which the cartridges can pre aratory to being pushed into n thismanner the systematic es into the hope r is to-a certain extent iicil itated. Furihermore, the holding space ofthe feed hop; receiving tray. A Below the feed hop er two supporting levers .G G are mount on a sh ft 9"? Inc p in such} manner that they secure the cartridges 1n the hopper against dropping down (Fig, A spring g, which "surrounds the shaft and which has one end abutt ng against 1 the wall of thehousing E while its other e113 abuts against a rejection 9 on the forwarsupport n'- 'leve'i -G', (Figs. ill and'l), tends sggpdrtifiiavar fi G la e to swing he the hopper. en

. i 13 uppers-11 levers ed t e e hopper ecau s'e the proiectiori lies a ainst the extension 0 on the reech On the rearsupe-armed lever g 9' porting" lever G a doub is ,rotatably mounted. hen the supporting device is in the sup ortin'g position shown in Figs. 18 to 22-,the short arm g of the double-armedlever can swing into the notch I", of a 111g H Secured wthe housing p ing levers thereby preventing from accidentally swinging back into their The purpose of the long arm g of the double-armed lever g F Will be explained later on.

The carrier J which has a loadin tra 2" on its upper end, pivoted on a shaft z' which is mounted in the lower part of the partition 1/ and. extends parallel tothe axis of the bore of the gun-barreL In the cartridge-receiving position of the carrier (Figs. 2, 3, l7 andlS) the-loading tray is located beneath the "feed hopper F and lies against the housing E. It is held in thisposition by the we ght of the carrier. The .earrier can be swung about its shaft 2' in such a manner that it reaches -'the position shown of a rectangle one side of which corregth'of the cartridge and the 1ng tray is partially notes with the slot.

' chit n are in their sugpbrti-ng position-"the projec throng the; slot 6 (Figs. 1;? and 18').

I a manner that the lever-arm revented from swing the shaft '5 the carrier pusher is provided witlia laterally and '17), the finger la is located in F 20, the loading position, when the closure is opened. When the carrier assumes this position the front part of the loading tray is located within the loading openings of the breech and breech-block and lies against the walls of the loading openings. "The wall 2' of the loading'itray i that lies toward the supporting levers GG' is of arcuate shape in the manner shown in Fig. 5 and for a purpose which will be explained later on.

On the forward end 2" is located a downwardly directed projection 2' which, when the carrier is in the loading position, engages the extension 0 on the breech olock (Fig. 20). When the closure is being closed the carrier is swungaback to of the loading tray the cartridge-receiving position By the breech-block through the. medium of the projection i. 1 The rear end of theloadclosed by "a wall 71 a pin z' 'and aguideon which are arranged rod z'- (Figs. 2.and 17 to 22) both of which are adapted to cooperate g of the double-armed lever g g. The I ide-rod .z'" is provided with adownward-ly di reoted slot 2' and in its under side the with the long armide-rod has a oove i which communi The edge at'the junc-' tron of the slot ifand the groove i will in the fol-lowinfgkhe referred-to as the no'se z'". i 1s 1n t-hecartridge-reposition the Whenthe carrier? lever-arm 9- projects While the carrier swings in the direction of the arrow 3 ('Fig. 18) 'the nose i first abuts 1 against the lever-army and turns it in'su'oh notch 71/.

The nose'z'" thereupon slides away from the lever-arm g (Fig. 19) and the groove i engages with 'the' arm 1; The

'roove 2 remains in engagement with the during tliefurthcr swinging inovenient of the carrier (Fig. =20). In the proxiinity of I J is vprovide/d]with a guide-face 11" (Figs. 2, 5 and 17 to 22) b :means of which the carrier can be swung" from the cartridge-receivingposition to the lead ng position in a manner to he explained later on.

The cartridge-pusher K is formed: by a mg finger In which, during the long lever which is bent substantially at a g enters the ever-arm g an'dholds it in its new position of the cartridge, 'engagesbehind the cap of' i the cartridge. The shaft 71: of the pusher.

K extends at an inclination to ,t-hevertical plane through the axis of the bore of the gun-barrel in such a'inanner that, when the pusher 1s mthe position (if-rest (Figs/2, T

- conliinnilion. oi the uni:

I with a cylimlrical bore a (Figs.

which is open toward the rear and the the path of the shell which is eieeted when ihe closure is opened. iiloirever, when the pusher is swung; to a slight extent ihe finger llr' approaches the aforesaid plane to such an extent that the linger can engage'hehind ihe cap of n cartridge which is located. in of the here of the in nrorided with a nose it rests on a bolt. i!) when in the posi- (hi that side of the barrel. The puaher A: by means, of which secured in the housing tion of rest (Fig. 7).

pusher H. which is toward the partition 0 'aninclined i: k provided. The face In engages the ufore eaid guide-face of the carrier J eoi'uiierates therewith in such :1 manner alert the carrier :5 swung from the cartridge-receiring position to the leading position when the punher in swung from its noeitionoi rent in the direction of the arrow (ii h i). The corraiiure oi the guit e- 'laeein. selected in such or manner thatthe swinging nioreinent of the carrier has already heen completed when the finger is of the pusiher'reeches the proximity of the rear end of the loading tray i. During the further turning of the pueher the linger la can then engage the rim of u eertri ge in the loading tray and push the cartridge into the gun-barrel, the finger swinging over the arcuate edge 01 the Wall "5" or the loading trey. As will be fully explained later on the turning movement of the pueher is effected by means of.two oppositely directed cams k and in (Figs; 7 and io 33) providecl on the nerve of the pusher.

k lntheleft compartment of the houeing E a J, spring-housing M serving forholding the loading spring; 1;: secured bolts e and c. The housing consists of :i JOillV m. (Figs. 5 i3 and 7 tolO) and two guide-rails in or eatendiny g' therefrom. part in is provided with a bore ;m; (Figs. '8 and 10) which is open toward the front 8111f. which has its rear ,Wall forming an abutnfeni for the loadin spring L. ()n the an der side the port m in cut out throughout a. portion of ils length (Fig ti and 3). The portion which is not cut out is proridml wan n. pocket m, oi" reclangular crosS-seetion which extends, parallel to the bore in". In the pocket in, is arranged a latch m which is journaled in the side walls of the pocket through the medium oi two trunnione m. The latch of such shape that, when withdrawn, (Fig. 8') it does not project into the lower half oi the pocket mi".

in the wiring-homing M isslidnhly mount ed, a slide which is guided partially in the (rvlii'idrieal here m and partially hy the guide-rails in? or.

The slide is provided 8 and 10) end forms the other (n'n'n'ahle) inp; spring l}. (in its; arries a horn n well of which abutment 'i'm' the load under sale the slide h by means of two.

the slide the ill the bolt engages in the notch I) oWnwz-rrdly heiwern the guidc'raile m and 10). A. rod n? of rectangular crrnza' Minn extends rearwardly from the horn n" and n3.

guided in the pocket m below the latch mi. The rod n" 15 provided with a notch n in which. tholatch m can engage when lhc slide h aasumes its rearnlr'ot position. The

horn n of the slide N is provided iriih an. inlegral iinger a. and h a can turn about a vertical axis. li'he (inner n is adapter]. to cooperate with. the cum in of the pusher and is always located in the paith of movement of the nun Z2 'Ilhe rota table finger n. is adapted to cooperate with the cam la of: the pusher. When ihr. hie i l in in the ponition of rest the hugger J (Zilifit'l outside of the path of ino'ronnrni oi" l r; earn in". ll n'rii the rearward inownienl oi" r n? in s-zelnuig inn, (he ath of movement oi the rain. in .l during liar, forward movement of the ehde ii. in again swung out of the path oi movement oi' nnhl cam. For that purpose the linger n is provided with a. lateral. arm n and with en in elined face of (Figs. 24. 163. 255. in) and HEEL),

' The arm n cooperates with a. slrilmr .n in

pguiri era ll ranged on the under side oi the with 7721 -3116. the inclined face 117 coin'icral a. striker m, arranged on he under the guideu'ail m. A. spring; v1, =-auppewta the swingin f movement out the linger 11- inio the nth o movement of the cam 7L1 and tends to hold the finger in said path.

I Arod O (Fine-7, 8 and 1th) roi'aialrly but non siidalol connected to the from end of the slide N. That part oi which is toWnrd tho slide in ii-(roiled with lugs o en'ite circnn'iicrenee. [lithe in correspond. to h1g5 c" which {Wm on an arm a. conneeW. with ii i hrr-crh of the guuhtnrrel (lii e. "i. Hi to no. The remaining mrt oi the rod if?! is; oi r-anz'iiler diameter than the pert located mljecenl. to the slide N and hase flattened, portion o" er" tending throughout its length. .lhin part of the rod 0 is slhlahly but non-rohnalily connected with a guide P which in ro'lalalily mounted in a projection Z)" on the lcihlnnul casing 71* for the recuperaior-n n'ingi w. The guide P and the rod 0 can he tin-moi hr means of a handle which acts in; a. shift ing lever (Figs. 1, 7, to 13). in the hanyv in. arranged e spring-- 'ni'ensed bolt 71 for which two notches; if and b iflQd in the projection. 7)". 'Vi hen the. Inge u are located behind theiuge a of the arm a and ihe rod fore carried along witliQtlro arm a"- lhe gun-barrel remils ll. and When the handle 7)" is bolt 72 into (engagement with the note: F1 ihc logo 0' are located behind the spoon? hetn'een the lugs (13 (Fig. in this emu; 1h-

when 12) finger a" which 0 and thepalide N are there the rod. 0 i

turned to hiring! the recoil of the unbarrel has no effect on the I angles to the axis of. the bore of the gun- .rection of the arrow 1:. Fig. 14. A spring 8" tends to hold the double-armed lever in its and a cartridge located in the loading tray lies with the projectile-point on the plate s and holds c double-armed lever S S against the plressure of the spring 8 in such a aposition t at theleverarmfS is out of engagement with the nose 1". When the carrier swings into the loading position the double-armed lever S S again swings back to the locking position under the action of the spring 8 as soon as the projectile-point has left the plate s When the last cartridge has been introduced into the gunbarrel and no fresh cartridge can drop into the loading tray 2" the lever R and consequently'also the trigger mechanism of the percussion-block remains locked. In order to make itpossible alsoin this instance to pull the percussion-lock the shaft 8 of the double-armed lever S S is passed through the outer sidewall of the housing E (Figs. .3 and 16) and is "rovided with a handlesfl by means of whie the lever arm S can be turned out of engagement with the lever B.

The mode of operation of the 'n is as.

rod 0 and t e slide N asthe lugs av can move between the lu s 0 and slide over the front part ofthe slide N The'trunnion m of the latch m which is nearestv the partition e of the housing E projects outside of the spring housin M and 1S ri idly connected to a shaft 9 Fig. 2) whici is journaled in the ri lit-hand c 0m partment of the housing E. n theshaft Q is secured alever Q, which is provided with a surface 9 adapted to be engaged by the shell of the cartridge. The lever Q is so formed and so positioned on the shaft 9 that the cartridge-shell, which is ejected from the gun-barrel when the closure is opened, can hit the surface g with its cap. On the nave of the lever Q is located a cam' 3 which lies against a rod (Fig. 5). T e rod 'g 'is guided in a bearing e secured on the partition 0 and in a projection a on the brakecylinder a; it is continuously pressed against the cam g by means of a helical spring 9* which has one end abutting against the projection a while its other end abuts against a collar 9 on the rod 9 (Figs. 1, 5 and 9) The rod 9 therefore tends to turn the lever Q and the latch :06 connected therewith in the direction of the arrow 2 (Fig. 5) and during the rearward movement of the slide X the latch in consequently enters the notch 21.". As the tension of the spring 9* is considerably increased on 'the recoil of the gun-l'mrrcl the latch is certain to enter the notch n" in spite of the vibrations caused by firing the gun. The empty shell, which is ejected when the closure is opened and whichhits the surface turns the lever Q in the direction contrary to that of the arrow 2 (Fig. 5) thereby causing the latch in to be withdrawn from the notch 11, of the slide.

The following arrangement is provided in order to prevent the gun from being fired when the lastcartridge in the hopper has been removed from the hopper and has been introduced into the gun barrel. In the front Wall of the hopper F is mounte l a doublearined lever-S ,8 (Figs; 7 and 14.) which is rrtatable about a horizontal axis at right loaded; the loadin' my! and the feed-.. hopper-F filled an the shifting lever p such a position that the lugs 0 lie behind the lugs a. After the ercu'ssion-loc'k has been pulled by turning the handle 1" in the direction of the arrow '0 (Fig. 14.) and the gun has been fired the glun-barrel recoils on the cradle B and througthe medium of the .lugs a" 0 the arm a 'cairies'the slide N loading spring L. .Fu thermore the finger n mounted on the slide N is brought into the path of movement of the cam k of the pusherK (Figs. 28 to 28) through cotiperation of the arm n of the finger n and the striker m of the spring-housing M. i The latter movement is supported by the spring we". At the end of the recoil movement the spring 9*, .to which greater tension has also been imparted by therecoil, causes the latch m to swing into the not-ch n in the slide N,

the lever Q, partaking of the swinging niovement of the latch. At that moment the sev'- eral parts ofthe gun assume the positions return movement of the gun-barrel the spring 4 again expands. The trigger 0. hits the, hot 1* with its inclined face and while passing beyond the lever R presses the bolt 1" into the lever R. When the return movement of the gun-barrel has been completed the closure opens and under the action of the spring g? .the supporting levers G G I swing into the hopper F and lodge below the lowermost cartridge in the hopper, theresecuring the cartridges against dropping down, see Figs. 17 and 18. At the same time the empty shell of the spent cartridge is ejected. With its cap the shell hits the barrel. The short arm S of the doublearmed lever, which projects outside of the hopper is formed as a hook and can'engage over a nose 1' on the lever R in such a manner that it prevents the said lever from turning to pull the pcrcussion-lock, that is to say it prevents it from turning in the dilorlnug position. The long arm S of the double-armed lever projects into the hopper l and is provided with a plate 8 When the carrier .i' is in ,I'he, cartridgereceiving posi tion the arm S is imeatwil directly above the from rnd of the loading tray 2" (Fig. 14-),

follows: Let .it be assumed that t e gun is 90 along, thereby imparting tension to "the r00 shown in Figs. 9, 10, 27 and 28. During the 115 surfaceg of the lever Qand turns the lever in the direction opposite to the arrow 2 (Fig.

5) whereby the latch in" is withdrawn from the notch "725. The loading sprlng L then expands and moves the slide N forwardly,

on the.

wherchy pusher it. and

hits the cap of the cartridge in the carrier and pushes the cartridge into the gun-barrel.

During the swinging movement of the carrier d the following; iiroceeding has taken place in the supporting device. The nose i of the guide-rod '21 l as placed itself against the lever-ar1n g and, while sliding along the same, has turned g in such a manner has moved into the notch it (Fig. 19). The end of the lever-arm g has thereupon passed into engagement with the groove i in the aide-rod i and the walls of the groove ave moved along the lever-arm g until, at.

the double-armed lever g" that the lever'arm g I the end of the swinging movement of the;

carrier J, the parts in question assume the )ositions shown in Fig. 20. The lever-arm is therefore held in positive engagement with the notch h during the swinging movement of the carrier and thesupporting levers are consequently prevented from returning to their inactive position. Shorttime before the pusher K has pushed the cartridge com pletely into the gun-barrel the inclined facr if of the finger n has hit the striker m on the springhousing M and has moved along": in contact therewith (Figs. 29 to32).- has caused. the finger n to he swung in such a manner that, when the insertion. of the iartrid is completed, the finger has moved out of the path of movement oi. the cam la on the pusher (Fig. 32). At that time the cam in and the-finger n have come into on gapemcnt with each other (Fig. 31). Thr loadintr spring l1 has then given ofi only a part 0. itstension and while it expands further it turns the pusher K hack to its original position through the medium of the cam a and the finger a, see Fi 33, 23 and 24. The closure then. closes flllt' by means of its extension 0 and the projection i the breechhloclr turns the carrier J back. When, during this movement, the breech-block and the carrier have reached the osition shown in Fig. 21 the pin 2' hits the cubic-armed lever g g, the arm g of which short time prior thereto has passed out of engagement with the groove i and turns the arm 9 out ofthc notch 71,. As soon this has been done (Fig. 22) the extension 0 on the breechlOlOClt hits the projection g on the supportmg lever G, returns the supporting le'vcrs This fresh cartridge into the gun-barrel.

ceases G G to their inactive position (Fig. l7) and holds them in that position, as long as the extension remains in engagement with the projection. g. .Whcn the breech-block has completed its movement the carrier J has not quite reached. the cartridgereceiving position. but its momentum and weigl'it cause it to travel the last part of its path. During the latter proceeding the doublearrned lever g g returns from the position shown in Fig. 22 to that shown in Fig. 17, the arm g sliding alongthe projections of the ,lug H which storm the notch It. The lowermost cartrid re in the hopper F, which is released when the supporting levers (l (.i swing back, drops down on the loading tray i of the carrier J. 'As the point of the projectile lodges onitheplate stcf the doublearmcd lever S S the lcver'arm S passes out of engagement with the nose 4* on the lever R and the percussionlock can therefore again he pulled by lifting the handle r. \Vhen'the percussion-lock is again pulled the proceeding is repeated in the manner just described. If there are no cartridges in the hopper F when the carrier 3' returns to the cartridge-receiving position the arm. i"

'of-the'double-armed lever S S remains in. engagement with the nose 1' on the lever It.

In this case the pulling of the percussionlock is 'n'evented and is not made possible until a resh cartridge has been placed in the hopper or in. the loading tray. In this way there is always present in the gun a source of power forthc automatic introduction of a If it is desired to fire the cartridge in the "an-ban rel, when there are not any furt ier can tridges in the hopper or in the loading tray, the handle 8'' is turnedto bring the arm i" of the douhle-ar1ned lever S 1:5 out of engagement with the lever B. and the porous sion-lock is thereupon pulled.

, The main feature of the improved gun consists in the fact that the carrier and the pusher are driven, by the same source of power, which however, acts directly only on that one of the two parts which during the loading becomes effective last'. By reason of this arrangement there'is an absolute guarantv that the loa ding movements follow each other in the right sequence.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 34- to 40 differs from the first embodiment asto the construction and arrangement o'f'thccarrier,

the pusher .and the device for moving the pusher. The feed hopper, the supporting device and the locking device, which pre-.

vents the percussiondock beingpulled' whenthe last cartridge has been taken from the hopper and has been introduced into the guwharrel, are similar to the corresponding devices of the first embodiment amh with the exception of the hopper, they are therefore not shown in-the drawings. These parts of the second embodiment which correspond to similar parts in the first embodiment are indicated by the same reference characters.

The carrier J is mounted to swing about an axis parallel to-the axis of the bore of the barrel through the medium of a pair of hinges 2'" arran ed on the partition c. of the housing T e two extreme, posit-ionsof the carrier are shown Figs. 37 and 38. In the cartridge-receiving position (Fig. 37) theloading tray a" is located beneath the feed hopper F and in the leading position Fig. 38) it is located behind the cartridge seat of the gum-barrel. In this position the front part of the loading tray 2" is located within the loading opening of the breech A.

The pusher and'the device for moving the pusher are arran ed on the carrier. The

pusher cbnsists 0 an endless chain T haw in two catches t and run'ning on chainw eels t #1 The chain-wheels t naled in the ends'of a rail 71 which is secured on the left side-wall of the loading tray 2" andwhich its rear end projecting beyond the rear end of the loading tray (Figs. 34 to 38). The chain-wheels t t are mount ed ontherail'z' in such a; manner that" the catches f, whenthey moveforwardly due to the turning of the chain-wheels, project into the loading tray and engage the rim of the cartridge in he tray. Furthermore the forward chain-wheel t is located so near the forward end of the loading tray that the catch-t when it moves over the wheel t 35 while the cartridge is bein inserted, slides along the cap of the "cartri ge just inserted.

, lhe two catches t are spaced from one another a distance equal to half the length of the chain and therefore, when one of the catches moves from the 'rear to the front the other catch moves in the opposite direction.

On the shaft-ofthe i'ear chain wheel t arranged another chain-wheel u of smaller diameter whwis coupled to the chainh il 5; Furth rmore on the front part of 'the'railc' is journaled a chain-wheel u'- corres ending to *thechain-wheel u. A chain Uliavingthree catches u passes over the chain-wheels a if. The chain T is driven by means of the chainU and the ratio of I transmission of the chain-wheels t and u the chain T travels through is selected in such a manner that a catch of a path of approximately the length of the rail i", or to be more exacta path equal to half the length of the chain T, whena catch of the chain U travels a path equal to the length of the recoil.

' On the lower part oft-he carrier J near the hinges i and parallel to the axis thereof,

is secured a hollow cylinder M open toward the front and provided with a slot,, the end I wall of the cylinder forming one of the abutments for the loading spring L.

t are jour In the bore m of the cylinder M is slidably arranged a secondhollow cylinder, the slide N, which is open toward the rear. The end wall of the slide forms the other (movable) abutment for the loading spring L. ()inits v of the chainv U and 'move 39 and 40) which when the slide N I latchesv and carries the chain U along when the slide moves in the opposite direction. On the arm n is located a boltn which can cotiperate with a deflector V which is tition c of the housing E. The deflector can be turned in the direction of the arrow M (Fig. 35) but does not permit of a turning movement in the opposite direction. A spring (not shown) tends to hold the deflectorV in the position of rest shown in Fig. 35. The bolt n" is so positioned relatively to the deflector that it forces the deflector aside when the slide N moves in the direction of the recoil of the gun-barrel,

and when the slide moves forwardly from' engages itsrearmost position the bolt a .85 mounted on a'su )port .6 secured on the par-" behind the deflector and slides along there- I on. While the bolt a" slides along on. the deflector V the slide N and consequently also the hollow cylinder and the entire carrier J are swung in such a manner that the loading tray 2" becomes located behind the gun-barrel. WVhen the swinging move.

ment of the-carrier is completed the bolt 1 it" slides oft the deflector V (Fig. 38).

For the purpose-otimparting tension to i the loading spring L an arm a is arranged on the breech A and is provided with-a neck a carrying a short piston a. piston is of slightly smaller diameter than the slide N and-is so located that itSr axis.- lies in alinement with theaxis of the slide -N when the carrier is in the cartridge-re ceiving position. When the loading spring is expanded the slide N lies against the piston e or against the bent end-of the arm (1 according. to the position of the carriers r When the gun-barrel recoils the slide N'is shoved into the hollow cylinder M thereby imparting tension to the spring L and the neck a" passes into the slot m 'whilethe piston a enters the bore in the cylinder M.

I In order that the slide N can he held in its real-most position a latch e is provided which, when the'carrier is in the cartridgereceiving position, projects into-the cyliiider M and can pass into engagement with a notch Win the slide. The'latch e is rotatuiiiy nnuudc'l on a shaft (1 in a hearing saiur xl on llu: loncr ul' ll of tho housing E i spring i, holi'hsa norlc c" on tho latch in ol'iutsucnt with it pl'i'ijcction c. on tho hoarinn titig. 334:}. The shaft I? of tho iatoh iiu ozssacd through tho partition c and i iitiltltlliitl in tho some and .in'tlu: right hand aide-Wall of the homing F. ()n the ox tour on ot the shaft 0* is secured a lover Q itll l is provided with. a surface f (Fig. 555} and which is of such shape and so l0 caicd that tho cinpty shell ejected from tho nuirliarrci whcli the closure 1s opened can hit tho ourtocc it hc aonumc ii that tlic gun is loaded. tlzi- 'lnl'i'illli closed, tho filled carrier in tho :1itlt'iti,8-i' .iving; position and that one or cach of tho catches u and t? of tho chains t and T lie on tho uppcr side of. thc chain wluecla a and. ii (Figs. lid-and 35). After. tho gun in tircd the gun-barrel rccoils on tho cradic B and thc piston (13 carries the Slide it along and imparts tension to the loading storing L. When tho gun-barrel has com pioti'id its recoil movement the catch c enters tho notch n? of tho slide N and the slide is thorcifi'no hold in position While the gun-hon rci again inoros .fomvardly (Fig. 36). Dining: the rearward innvienicnt of the slide N tho latch u" of the arm n?" has passed thc catch a of the chain U and the bolt on" has named tho frcc cud of tho deflector V. No nim'cincut has; been imparted to the chains U vi achcs firing position the cloure opcns and. iha cinpt i shcit thcrcloy ejected hits; thc lover i and turiia hhc icvcr to Withdraw tho latch l from the notchu; The loading wring .l, in consci'nicntl," raicaacd and expands to drivc tlu :didc i forwardly. Duringtho move.- nuini. of tho slide the: bolt 11/ of the arm. n ahiuo against tho deflector V and, whilc sliding: along tho same, turns the can-icifrom the cartridgc-receiving position to the loading position. When the carrier haa ltill'llild loading position tho boltn slides oil' tho dcilcctoiifl V In the meantinio tho arm or? has moved the chain lia short dintancc in the direction of tho arroiv (Fig. 3(3) through the nicdiuln of tholatch an" and the catch u, and through the modium of tho coupling hctwccn thc whccis u and I" tho chain T llilSlHiQll l'norcd in the name diroctiini to such an cxicnt that tho r ar Hitch i lice against the rim of the car ridge in tho iiii'iding tray. Tho spring l.) th'cn mo panda further and tho 'artridgc is pushcd into thc gran-barrel. At the cod of this push-- in movcmcnt. the catch 5 slides downi *ardly away from the cap of tho cartridge. In that moincnt the. front end of tho slide N abuts against the hcnt front end of the arm (1 whereby the iorward movement of the slide N innit/ed. The closure thcn oioocs and the and. '1. When. the gun-barrel again oa inoa lirccci'oliioclr.acting on tho front curl of the loading tray swings the carrier J, with tho pusher and tho di-ivicctor moving); tho publuir hack into thc cartridgorccoii'ino position. and a fry-ah cartridge drops intctil'ic loading; tray. i ilso in tho last-described gun the loading: accumulator (th spring 1 acta directly on the pusher only, while tho carricr is brought into the loading position by. the

parts cficctiug thc inocrtion of the cartridge.

Having thus 'dcscril icd the in mention, what is claimed and desired to he scoured by Lot; tors Fatcnt is:

1.. In a self-loading recoil gun, the combination with tho rccoiiing harrcl: of a carricr mounted to move from a cartridgc-rcccivilug position to a loading, position; a 1nuahcr hya single lnovenicnt of which saii: carrier is moved to loading position and. tho cartridge pushed into the gulrharrcl; and an accumulator opcrativcly connected with the Imshcr.

2. In scl-l 1adi12g recoil gun, the combination with the gun-barrel; of a carrier snitably mounted to ho movod from a cartridgerccciving position to a loading position and to return i-uitoinatioally to its cartridgeim coining position; a pushor moving continuously in one direction to more the carrier to its loading position and to pushthc cartridge into the gun-barrel; an accul'nulator; and means opcrativoly connecting the pusher with tho accrunulator.

3. In a t-loading rccoil gun, the coinbi nation with the. un barrel. of a carrier mounted to movc train a cartridgcrcociving position to a. loading position, a pnal'ior turning about. a fitted axis and'adaptial to push tho cartridn'o :lrom tho carricr into the gum liar-rel, an accun'iulotor for operating tlic pus-hot. and nicana whcrcliy motion is trano nlittod from tho pus-hoito the carricr to more the lattcrto its; loading position, said means iizon'lnrisin ij a pair of: faccs, one on the carrier and one on'thc Pllillfil', adapted to cooperate. during tho first. part of tho movement of tho pusher.

in a sol-Houdin rccoil gun, tho combination with. tho {{Lillri'filll'fil, of a carrier mounted to move from a. cartridgo rccciving l)fl.-till.(ll i i'ti H, loading position, an acc13unulator, a pus luu adaptcd to he oporatod by the accumulator to push the cartridgc from the cnrricr into th c guirharrch and moans whore" by tho movement of tho puzhor is translnittcd to tho carricr to more the lattcr to its loading position; said pusher comprising a lcvcr mounti d to swing about, a horizontal axis at an. inclination to thovcrtica] plane tln'ough tho axis of thc horn of tho gunbarrel and haying a. free end located outside of? the path 05 tho cmpty shell ejected from tho gun-barrel.

5. In a scl't-loading recoil on, the combination with illflgtl11-i31lff of a pusher ments of the pusher by a single expansion.= nation with the recoiling barrel, of a pusher insertinga cartridge into the barrel, an acto effect both the the slide.

- nation with the recoiling barrel, of a. pusher mitted from the accumulator to the pusher to effect both the forward and the rearward adapted to engage the accumulator at the I to effect both the forward and the rearward for. inserting a cartridge into the barrel, an accumulator, means whereby the recoil movement of the barrel stores power in the accumounted to move to and fro for inserting a part, and a spring tending to force the latch cartridge in the gun-barrel, and an eitpaninto engagement with the accumulator, said sible member effecting both of said move I part of the gun whereby additional tension 6. Ina self-loading recoil gun", the combil is imparted, to the spring during recoil.

I I 11. In a self-loading recoil gun the combi mounted to swing forward and backward for nation with the gun-barrel;- of a feed hopl per for the cartridges; a carrier'adapted to cuniulato'r, means whereby the recoil movement of the barrel stores power in the accumulator, and means whereby power is transmitted. from the accu'mulator-to'tlie pusher barrel; an oscil atory device for supporting the cartridges in the hopper; means actuated carrier; and means whereby the carrier is adapted tohold the supporting device in the swinging swi'u ing movement of the pusher.

supporting position during movements of the carrier.

mounted to swing forward aand backward v 12. In a, self-loadin recoil gun, the

nation with the gunarrel andtthe trigger inentof the barrel stores power in the accuinulatoi',and means whereby power is transmitted from the accumulator to the pusher forward and the rearward j swinging movement of the pusher, saidmeans comprising a slide operated by the accumulator and a pair of oppositely directed cams arranged on the pusher and adapted to enter alternately into engagement with ping from the hop er on the carrier.

13. In a self-10a mg recoil gun, the combination' with thegunarrel and the trigger tridges; and a locking' device normally looking the trigger mechanism when-the supply of cartridges in thehopper is exhausted, said device being pivotally mounted ,in the wall 8: In a self-loading recoil gun, the combiin'o'unted to swing forward and backward to'r'inserting' a cartridge into the barrel, an accumulatonmeans whereby the recoil inovebya cartri position.

ge to be forced from its lockm'g 14:. In a self-loading'recoil gun, the coinbimulator, and means wliereby'power is transswinging movement of the pusher, said means comprising a slide. actuated by the nected with the carrier and adapted to opaccumulator and having a rigid finger and crate said carr er and to push the partridge a movable finger, and a pair of oppositely from the carrier into the, gun-barrel by a directed camson the pusher-adapted to 00- single movement, j j r operate with said fingers; e e 15. In a Selfl0fld111g1c01l1gll11, the combi- 9. In a self-loading recoil gun, the comnation with the recoding barrel, of a carbination with a recoiling part of the gun, of I tridge feeding guide, a carrier baiting a an accumulator in which force is stored-by I guiding rod and mountedto move from a the recoilmovement of said part, azlatch end of the recoil to hold the accumulator in its active position during the return' mov'emerit of the recoiling part, a spring tending arresting levers providing a cartiiid e stop? toforce the latch into engagement with the device for said arresting levers comprising accumulator, and means whereby additional? tension is imparted to said spring -during the recoil movement.

latch adapted to enter intoen agement wit-hguiding rod adapted to engage on'earm of the accumulator at the end 0; the recoil to theholdingdevice and cause the other arm hold the accumulator in its-active position thereof to engage a fixed part of the gun on.

during the return movement-of the recoiling the beginning of the carriers loading move spring having one end abutting a recoiling convey cartrid es from the hopper to the" by 'the breech block for Withdrawing said device to permit a cartridge to drop into the mechanism, of a feed hopper for the can.

adapted to .be released by a cartridge drop" .cartridge-receiving'position to a loadingpo sition, a pusher adapted to push the"car'. 'tridge from the carrier into the gun-barrel,

a doublearmed lever mounted on. o ne of the, arresting levers, an accumulator,i'fmeans whereby motion ist-ransmitted from. the'ajc-J- 10. In a self-loading recoil-gun, the combi cunuilator'tothe pusher tooperate the same j and means whereby the movement of said first-namedmea-ns is utilized for moving the combi tridges from the hopper to the barrel, andja 3 mechanism; of a feed. hopper for the car of said hopiper and adapted to be impinged I 

